Mason Mount was 13 years old and up late on a Saturday night when Chelsea won in Munich and the Champions League cast its spell.
Didier Drogba's goal, Petr Cech's penalty saves, the nerve-jangling shootout, the famous trophy thrust into the Bavarian sky by John Terry and Frank Lampard, and those jubilant images flickered through his mind again on Wednesday.
'For me, it started the dream,' said Mount, after scoring the final goal in a 3-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid in the semi-final and seal Chelsea's return to the most illustrious club fixture in world football.